[pianotech] Steinway back checks

[David Skolnik]

I didn't mean to imply there was, in fact, a 
weight issue.  I just didn't want to focus on 
that, in case there was.  I suppose one could 
cordially argue whether one method is easier than 
the other (recovering requires no extracting, 
regluing of loose damper blocks, releveling, 
rebending of wires) but it's hardly worth it, 
unless everything else is right with the 
world.  As for gluing fingers together, I 
presumed that's one of the reasons to have the band saw handy.

David Skolnik
Hastings on Hudson, NY

At 12:18 PM 9/12/2012, you wrote:
>What weight issue is there?  Missed that but 
>can’t imagine any issues of weight 
>really.  In my experience (having done it both 
>ways) you get a more consistent tension in the 
>leather with new, it’s neater, faster (not 
>slower anyway), easier, similar cost and, as I 
>mentioned, if you install a new Renner tray at 
>some point you avoid problems with the 
>backchecks hitting the sostenuto rod.  Plus, 
>you don’t have to worry about gluing your fingers together.
>
>David Love
>www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
>[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Skolnik
>Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 7:54 AM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway back checks
>
>David L -
>Apart from any purported issue about 
>weight,  why do you think the result is better with new ones?  Just wondering.
>
>David Skolnik
>Hastings on Hudson, NY
>
>At 10:31 AM 9/12/2012, you wrote:
>
>Install new and smaller ones.  It’s faster, 
>r, easier, better result, not that much more 
>money (good leather is expensive) and if you 
>ever put in a new Renner underlever tray you’ll be glad you did.  p;
>
>David Love
><http://www.davidlovepianos.com/>www.davidlovepianos.com
>

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